It's patchy, sickly looking, weed infested.. etc. etc. The lawn just never seems to have that picturesque lush green look that I really want to see. It's dull and riddled with dead blades of grass and bald spots. Right now is the best season for the lawn, it's greenest late-March through early-May, when the ground is cool and still drying out. My soil is clay without significant topsoil, but I do fertilize it. Also, many parts seem to dry out near pavement and there are many patchy spots under the linden tree which in my opinion is rather unsightly. Thanks in advance for any and all tips
With clay soil, I have goopey black clay, you should have a soil test to find out what you need to add in the way of nutrients and amendments. Fertilizer usually just puts down more of one nutrient and less of others than the soil needs and doesn't address the problem of the soil type. But then, I don't believe in lawns anyway, our back 'yard' is gone and I am working on replacing the front 'yard' with a garden.
Thanks for the tips. I would love to just gardenize the lawn, but I live in a covenant community which restricts drastic changes like that I will have the soil tested professionally. Good idea.
It's horrible when they shed their bracts which are difficult to rake up. They don't damage the lawn even further unless I get them all.
